A gathering of old men [videorecording] / Zenith Productions presents a film by Volker Schlondorff ; written by Charles Fuller ; produced by Grower Frost ; directed by Volker Schlöndorff. In his father's shoes / produced by Daniel Redler and Patrick Whitley ; written by Gary Gelt ; directed by Vic Sarin.
Titles from container. "A gathering of old men" is based on the novel by Ernest J. Gaines. "A gathering of old men" originally broadcast as a made-for-TV movie in 1987. Side A: A gathering of old men (94 min.) ; Side B: In his father's shoes (105 min.). A gathering of old men: Louis Gossett Jr., Holly Hunter, Richard Widmark. In his father's shoes: Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Richard, Barbara Eve Harris.
Summary:
A gathering of old men: A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer, a racist, is shot. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her defense of this group of men who stand resolute against decades of injustice. In his father's shoes: After his father's death a young boy is able to travel back in time wearing his father's shoes and learns of his father's childhood.
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